Previous HGNC Symbols for FLVCR1 Gene

Previous GeneCards Identifiers for FLVCR1 Gene

Summaries for FLVCR1 Gene

Entrez Gene Summary for FLVCR1 Gene

This gene encodes a member of the major facilitator superfamily of transporter proteins. The encoded protein is a heme transporter that may play a critical role in erythropoiesis by protecting developing erythroid cells from heme toxicity. This gene may play a role in posterior column ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa and the hematological disorder Diamond-Blackfan syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011]

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot for FLVCR1 Gene

Isoform 1: Heme transporter that exports cytoplasmic heme. It can also export coproporphyrin and protoporphyrin IX, which are both intermediate products in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Does not export bilirubin. Heme export depends on the presence of HPX and may be required to protect developing erythroid cells from heme toxicity. Heme export also provides protection from heme or ferrous iron toxicities in liver and brain. Causes susceptibility to FeLV-C in vitro. Required during erythtopoiesis to maintain intracellular free heme balance since in proerythroblasts, heme synthesis intensifies and its accumulation is toxic for cells

Isoform 2: Heme transporter that promotes heme efflux from the mitochondrion to the cytoplasm. Essential for erythroid differentiation

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Function for FLVCR1 Gene

Molecular function for FLVCR1 Gene

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Function: Isoform 1: Heme transporter that exports cytoplasmic heme. It can also export coproporphyrin and protoporphyrin IX, which are both intermediate products in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Does not export bilirubin. Heme export depends on the presence of HPX and may be required to protect developing erythroid cells from heme toxicity. Heme export also provides protection from heme or ferrous iron toxicities in liver and brain. Causes susceptibility to FeLV-C in vitro. Required during erythtopoiesis to maintain intracellular free heme balance since in proerythroblasts, heme synthesis intensifies and its accumulation is toxic for cells

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Posterior column ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa (PCARP) [MIM:609033]: A neurodegenerative syndrome beginning in infancy with areflexia and retinitis pigmentosa. Nyctalopia (night blindness) and peripheral visual field loss are usually evident during late childhood or teenage years, with subsequent progressive constriction of the visual fields and loss of central retinal function over time. A sensory ataxia caused by degeneration of the posterior columns of the spinal cord results in a loss of proprioceptive sensation that is clinically evident in the second decade of life and gradually progresses. Scoliosis, camptodactyly, achalasia, gastrointestinal dysmotility, and a sensory peripheral neuropathy are variable features of the disease. Affected individuals have no clinical or radiological evidence of cerebral or cerebellar involvement. {ECO:0000269 PubMed:21070897, ECO:0000269 PubMed:21267618}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Defective neuronal heme transmembrane export due to FLVCR1 mutations may abrogate the neuroprotective effects of neuroglobin and initiate an apoptotic cascade that results in the selective degeneration of photoreceptors in the neurosensory retina and sensory neurons in the posterior spinal cord.